Designing for Patient Rehabilitation and Wellness
Designers can establish a nurturing atmosphere that allows patients to focus on regaining their strength, mobility and independence. Hospitals and other healthcare facilities — specifically, rehabilitation spaces — are intended to be welcoming, safe and accessible to...
Water Management Tips for Multi-Building Campuses
How can facilities managers (FMs) help organizations meet their sustainability goals while reducing costs? One important way is to implement a water management strategy that centers on optimizing water usage. This is especially important for facilities with multiple...
Lighting Controls: Achieving Energy Efficiency and Visual Comfort
Lighting controls can be a powerful tool for achieving synchronicity between energy efficiency and personal comfort. Lighting is often overlooked as merely a functional fixture in building design. However, it plays a critical role in shaping both the ambiance and...
Sutter Health Reveals Plans to Expand Elk Grove Campus
The plan is to construct a new 56,000-square-foot, two story specialty care center. As part of its comprehensive efforts to improve access for patients throughout California, Sutter Health plans to expand its Elk Grove campus by constructing a new 56,000-square-foot,...
How to Approach Designing Children’s Healthcare Facilities
Designing a children’s healthcare facility brings its own set of challenges. There is a certain amount of pressure that a designer may face when assigned to a healthcare facility project. Creating spaces for the most vulnerable people to help aid in healing and...
3 surprises impacting the return to the office
Research often measures and confirms what we, as designers and strategists, may intuitively believe based on our experience and practice. As a researcher, I love uncovering surprises in the data that debunk common perceptions. These surprising truths often lead to a...
Under Construction: Texas A&M University’s Business School Expansion
Texas A&M University is expanding its renowned Mays Business School in College Station, Texas, and has teamed up with major construction and development firm Skanska to build the Wayne Roberts ’85 Building. Facilities Management Advisor spoke with Ben Johnson,...
New Orleans Airport Installs Security Tech Ahead of Super Bowl Rush
New Orleans and the Caesars Superdome stadium will be hosting Super Bowl LIX in February. With the big game coming up and the busy holiday season starting soon, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International...
How Regenerative Design is Shaping the Future of Facilities
Six principles of regenerative design can help move the practice into the mainstream, creating a more sustainable future. With environmental challenges intensifying, conventional building design and construction methods need to be quickly recast and leveled up to...
New Technologies for Patient Safety
Integrating digital systems can pave the way to improve inventory management and security. To ensure the safety of patients and their families in hospitals and other healthcare facilities, it is crucial to examine patient-safeguarding mechanisms and explore the...